Jan, 12, 2003
A few minutes ago I have Umar on the
phone. Thanks God, his hands and legs are
alright, that means that his brain too is alright, no damage whatever. But his command of
speech is not normal -- it was not too bad like
ant Molly -- because he is quite able to communicate
but very slowly
and still with many distorted words.
Very surprising, sick as he is, he needed to asked me about my relation with
Pramoedya. It seems that not only OH knows
the whole "affair", but also my friends
in Europe, and even John R. too as you've mentioned in
your email.
Strange, because I have never discuss the
case with anybody, not even with my family.
As I have told you several times before,
I keep quiet, do not take any initiative -- I fully
leave it to Pramoedya himself to be a gentleman or otherwise.
Because by now he must know everything about the whole
case, since the distributor himself of Prams books
visited the author two days ago to pay in the royalties directly to the author.
The
distributor -- an honest young man -- even stay one night at Bojonggede, Pram's bungalow because it was too late for him to go back to Yogya.
I have told my best friend Umar, do not
worried, do not bother himself with this very beneath all
dignity affair.
Truth will do its job, with or without
Pramoedya, Joesoef and Hasta Mitra will proceed as
usual..
Joesoef Isak